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Places with the best weather in South America in January

Khamis Mushait tops the list at 95 /100 in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Comfort Avg high Rainfall
1 Khamis Mushait Saudi Arabia 95 /100 21 °C 23 mm
2 Coquimbo Chile 95 /100 24 °C 0 mm
3 Ta’if Saudi Arabia 94 /100 20 °C 33 mm
4 Viña del Mar Chile 93 /100 24 °C 0 mm
5 Talcahuano Chile 93 /100 22 °C 6 mm
6 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 93 /100 25 °C 9 mm
7 Madinah Saudi Arabia 93 /100 24 °C 9 mm
8 Concepción Chile 93 /100 24 °C 6 mm
9 Temuco Chile 93 /100 24 °C 29 mm
10 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 92 /100 21 °C 9 mm
11 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 91 /100 20 °C 13 mm
12 La Serena Chile 91 /100 25 °C 0 mm
13 Peñalolén Chile 91 /100 27 °C 14 mm
14 Makkah Saudi Arabia 90 /100 27 °C 42 mm
15 Dammam Saudi Arabia 90 /100 20 °C 20 mm
16 Santa Anita - Los Ficus Peru 90 /100 24 °C 15 mm
17 Najrān Saudi Arabia 90 /100 26 °C 2 mm
18 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 90 /100 19 °C 23 mm
19 Los Teques Venezuela 90 /100 25 °C 19 mm
20 Antofagasta Chile 89 /100 24 °C 0 mm
21 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 89 /100 20 °C 11 mm
22 Abha Saudi Arabia 89 /100 18 °C 22 mm
23 Valparaíso Chile 89 /100 20 °C 0 mm
24 Puente Alto Chile 89 /100 28 °C 14 mm
25 Calama Chile 89 /100 25 °C 7 mm
26 Ibagué Colombia 89 /100 25 °C 64 mm
27 Rancagua Chile 88 /100 28 °C 7 mm
28 Santiago Chile 87 /100 28 °C 3 mm
29 Tacna Peru 87 /100 26 °C 19 mm
30 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 86 /100 19 °C 14 mm
31 Chillán Chile 86 /100 28 °C 9 mm
32 Lima Peru 86 /100 25 °C 14 mm
33 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 85 /100 19 °C 14 mm
34 Callao Peru 85 /100 26 °C 14 mm
35 Maipú Chile 85 /100 29 °C 3 mm
36 Chincha Alta Peru 85 /100 26 °C 14 mm
37 Chimbote Peru 85 /100 26 °C 6 mm
38 Arica Chile 84 /100 27 °C 8 mm
39 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 84 /100 27 °C 24 mm
40 Montevideo Uruguay 83 /100 25 °C 76 mm
41 Mar del Plata Argentina 83 /100 25 °C 87 mm
42 Baruta Venezuela 83 /100 26 °C 29 mm
43 San Cristóbal Venezuela 83 /100 27 °C 43 mm
44 Talca Chile 83 /100 30 °C 4 mm
45 Iquique Chile 82 /100 27 °C 1 mm
46 Trujillo Peru 82 /100 26 °C 25 mm
47 Caracas Venezuela 81 /100 26 °C 30 mm
48 Valledupar Colombia 81 /100 28 °C 23 mm
49 Puerto Montt Chile 79 /100 19 °C 101 mm
50 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 79 /100 17 °C 22 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.